Nov 24, 2020SIMPLE. Small. Profound.Knowledge = Information. By itself it’s pretty useless. For eg. When I know a coconut is a fruit, it’s knowledge. Experience = Applied Knowledge. Now, knowledge has ‘value’. I drink coconut water to quench my thirst. Creativity = Making use of experience for even better results. I package coconut water…Wisdom1 min readWisdom1 min read
Nov 3, 2020What’s the Magic?Once, Ram Manohar Lohia, the scholar socialist, asked Gandhi: “Bapu, you are an old man. Your speeches are delivered in a monotonous, low pitch, often inaudible voice. On the other hand, we young socialists speak in a scholarly fashion or breathe fire in our speeches. And yet, the people of…Leadership1 min readLeadership1 min read
Oct 20, 2020Was that someone you?Dear Darling Friend, Someone somewhere did an inspiring deed today. Was that someone you? Someone somewhere proved to be a friend in need. Was that someone you? Someone somewhere sang a beautiful song and made a few hearts melt. Was that someone you? Someone somewhere smiled and created connections. …Someone1 min readSomeone1 min read
Oct 13, 2020These 10 things have helped me to be productiveThese 10 things have helped me to be productive: 1. Ruthlessly focus on what is important. 2. Meet inspiring people regularly. 3. Use time as my most important resource. 4. Set timelines but never over schedule 5. Have enough free time everyday for new ideas, new connections. 6. Surround myself with people who get things done. 7. Automate / Outsource / Delegate everywhere possible. 8. Personalize whatever can be personalized.Productivity1 min readProductivity1 min read
Oct 6, 2020An insightful story about ContributionDear Darling Friend, Here is an insightful story that teaches about teamwork, ego, and the importance of every team member. Lord Ram was building the bridge. Hanuman was taking big boulders and throwing it in the ocean. There was a small spider who was pushing the tiniest of the pebbles…Teamwork2 min readTeamwork2 min read
Sep 29, 2020Which scene do you believe will play out?Dear Darling Friend, Imagine a plane making an emergency landing and breaking into two parts. The cabin begins to fill with smoke and children start crying. Everyone in the plane realizes, “We need to get out of here. FAST!” What happens next? Scene 1 — The passengers turn to their…Emergency Landing2 min readEmergency Landing2 min read
Sep 23, 2020Do you have a coach? If no, why not? If yes, why?Dear Darling Friend, I asked my friend Shardul, “Has business been effected in Covid times?’” He replied — ‘If I can survive these times, I will consider myself a big success’…and he laughed out loud. I winced. His answer left me pondering… Q) Obviously he will survive, but, who will…Life Coach2 min readLife Coach2 min read
Sep 15, 2020Find ‘that’ (Germanium) to fill the blank space in your life.In 2019, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of Dmitri Mendeleyev’s Periodic Table of elements. Categorizing them into a perfect order when they had no idea WHY elements acted the way they did, was an mind blowing achievement. Silicon was known to Mendeleyev, but its cousin germanium was not. …Progress2 min readProgress2 min read
Sep 8, 2020Some of my best efforts failed. Yet, I am proud of those efforts.A friend of mine Aarti Soch runs an art gallery — ‘Aart Forever’. In spite of her best efforts, she was not able to sell a few paintings of an exceptional artist Ganesh Kale. …Recognition2 min readRecognition2 min read
Sep 1, 2020Performance is potential minus internal interference.We don’t live in bungalows, duplexes, or flats. We live in our mind. Keeping the mind… - messy with hatred growing on the table, - expectations boiling in the kitchen, - secrets stuffed under the carpet, - regrets piling up in the corner, - worries littered everywhere ….ruins this real…Mind1 min readMind1 min read
